Fixing your Loud Broken Exhaust using a Beer Can

This is an ever so remarkable way to use beer cans! The photo is not mine, but I have used this trick before. A can is a natural repair material for an exhaust system. The gentleman who took this photo happened to have hose clamps available, but when I did it I think I used coat hangers. Nobody like a loud exhaust (well some people seem to). I doubt I really need to explain how this is done here. Its likely that you can easily figure it out. When I used the beer can exhaust tactic myself I can honestly say it toned down the noise of my broken pipe significantly. However it didn’t last very long, the aluminum can melted a short time after my installation. I don’t know how long the guys fix in the picture lasted. Its likely that you could use a layer of insulation between the can and the exhaust to prevent the can from reaching melting temperature. I guess if you were going to go through all the trouble you might just invest in a thicker material than a can.

Frankly I call this myth BUSTED, cause it works temporarily at best. But if you are stuck in a pinch with no money and a really loud rusted through exhaust this could be a temporary fix. If you layer several cans, or figure out a way to prevent the cans from melting this could easily become a long term cheap solution to an otherwise really expensive problem.

Learn to Make Moist Beer Can Chicken, In the Oven or on the

Grill

The beer can chicken has been around for quite some time. There are still a lot of people who haven’t tried it yet. Its so easy, and it makes for some of the most moist flavorful chicken you have ever had. The beer become evaporated inside the chicken and infuses the flavors inside the meat. One of the best reasons to make this, is that you can finish off the beer while you are waiting for the chicken to cook. Since the chicken will take almost 2 hours to cook it should allow you to work up quite a buzz and an appetite.

Preparations and Ingredients

Oil

Salt and pepper

Onion Powder

Garlic powder

Any other spices or rubs you like

3-5# chicken

1 can of beer per bird

An apple or potato

Rinse off your chicken and liberally apply spices to the inside and out. You should also brush the chicken at this point with your oil.

Drink some beer from the can you plan to use with your chicken. You will need to drink about 50% of the beer from your can to prevent making too big of a mess.

Place your chicken over top of the beer can.

Plug the neck hole with an apple or potato, this will ensure all the juice stays inside the bird.

They make holders for the cans and chicken. These can be purchased all over the place, but I am not sure they are really necessary. The holders might make this cooking process a lot easier, although I have never tried using them.

Grilling or Baking?

Grill Cooking your Beer Can Chicken

To make your beer can chicken in the grill you will need to cook it on medium to medium high. You should make sure that you are cooking your chicken without heat directly underneath it. If you are using charcoal or a gas grill the process is the same. Cooking with charcoal or flames directly underneath your chicken will result in too much heat.

Cook your chicken between 1-2 hours(dependent upon the size). Its a great idea to use a meat thermometer to ensure the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees.

Baking

This is really easy! Place your chicken in a baking pan and set the oven to 350 degrees. Bake for around 1.5 hours until internal temp reaches 165. If your chicken is properly cooked the juices will flow clear when poked with a knife.

This recipe is so easy and will deliver some of the most scrumptious chicken you have ever tasted. The juices from the beer will circulate throughout the meat and really give you a great meal everyone will love. The beer can route is the only way to go if you are thinking of making a whole chicken.